Why are Russian athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics despite the country’s ban?

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Officially, Russia is banned for previous doping offences. But a team of 335 athletes is competing under the name of the “ROC' and winning plenty of medals

WHEN IS AN international Olympic team not an international Olympic team? When it’s the Russian Olympic Committee. Officially, Russia is banned from competing in Tokyo for previous doping offences. But viewers would be forgiven for thinking otherwise. A team of 335 athletes from Russia is competing under the name of the “ROC”, wearing white, blue and red uniforms, and winning plenty of medals. Russia has repeatedly violated anti-doping laws.

he and his team developed a highly effective cocktail of steroids, known as the Duchess, dissolved in Chivas Regal whisky.from doping athletes for clean ones supplied by stooges. In Sochi the sports ministry and security-service agents used a hidden room within the Olympic village to make the switch.

These details came out during preparations for the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. The International Olympic Committee bungled its response by letting the governing bodies of each sport decide whether to ban Russians, rather than slamming down the hammer itself. Only twoissued complete bans and most allowed all qualifying Russians to participate. Worse was to follow. In 2018 the

 

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Why does the world hate Russians? They are good people. Don’t mix politics with humanity.

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Russia didn't violate anything, an athlete broke the rules.The rules are discrimination.

Because these INDIVIDUAL people who have been training since childhood (And may NEVER get another chance to participate in an Olympics) SHOULDN'T have to pay for the SINS of their GOVERNMENT and OTHER ATHLETES. No Russian Flag or Anthem wI'll be seen/heard.

Funny how americans bash rusians meanwhyle whole world is being tested by olimpic comitee whyle americans test themselfs.. but yeah russians know how to tamper with results right 😂

BC the perp was the Russian Sports Authority not the individual athletes

The rules seem to always be tough enough when they are applied to Black athletes.

No.

No.

American’s didn’t ?hypocritical. It happens every where every day again.

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Why is a guy allowed to compete as a woman?

no, OG rules and penalties are a joke.

Ask those girls.

Is CIA still banning Facy bear website? lol, why there are so many asthma ' patients' in the team USA? god knows

Have the rules been tough enough for all the countries? Could you please remind to everybody why these tough rules began? For Russia’ discrimination no matter what? Or for another reason? It seems you’ll use the narrative forever. Equal rights for all except Russia? Okeey.

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NO! But then all the Olympics IOC is interest in is MONEY!

Russia is a decrepit kleptocracy that cheats at everything they do.

Geez, I don't know about this article. Your publication has printed lies before.

I would pay top dollar to see WOF (world Olympic Federation) no holds barred PRO doping games. Lets just see far performance enhancing drugs can actually go. Athletes get paid $$$$$, the games make $$$$$ and the economy skyrockets. TakeTheGlovesOff

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Where would the top-ranking countries be w/o drugs? There's too much money in this Big Scam for IOC/WADA to do anything. Be realistic.

Although these Russian boys are cute as fuck, they shouldn't be allowed to compete but damn they're cute.

Would you like a list of US athletes who have failed doping tests No flag stripping there It was a ridiculous thing to strip the country's name, flag and anthem from the Olympics

If they win, it means they using doping again

It must be a 'Claytons ban'. How else could one describe it. A bit like having your driver licence cancelled and then being issued with a special permit which allows you to drive in a particular city. For example, you live in London and permit allows you to drive in London.

Sham...

It's ridiculous.

There is no ROC anymore. ROC gov, under the leadership of Chang kaishen, lost they faith and glory during the Anti-Japanese war. The only reason they can existence now, is that in 1951 the PLA is busy with kicking your Americans' ass.

2 dollars say at least one of them ROC boys is on the needle just you wait

I guess they did not want to ban everybody because somebody screwed up

Russians are great athletes!

Simple ans: It's not for the glory of sport... It's for the glory of Putin & a dacha by the Black Sea...

Taiwan not allowed compete under its own name and flag, despite not having done anything wrong. Winning medals too! The IOC just making itself ridiculous

Because the IOC is afraid of Putin.

Imagine that an entire criminal state, now they’ve produced Covid vaccines.

wow

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